Cuttack, Dec 11 (PTI) Indian shuttlers continued their strong showing at the ongoing Odisha Masters with top seeds Unnati Hooda and Tharun Mannepalli, alongside Tanvi Sharma, Kiran George, and Anupama Upadhyaya advancing to the singles quarterfinals here on Thursday.

In women’s singles, Unnati defeated Thailand’s Tidapron Kleebyeesun 21-7, 21-14 in just 25 minutes to book her quarterfinal spot.

Joining her was Tanvi, who overcame fellow Indian Aditi Bhatt 21-18, 22-20 in a 33-minute battle.

Anmol Kharb staged an impressive comeback against Japan’s Shiori Ebihara, recovering from a 6-21 opening-game loss to take the next two games 21-8, 21-13 in 46 minutes.

Anupama also advanced after her opponent retired in the third game.

Tasnim Mir, who delivered a major upset on Wednesday, put up a

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